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A Longitudinal Examination of the Social-Ecological Correlates of Exercise in Men and Women Following Cardiac Rehabilitation
(MDPI, 2019-02-16)
Cardiac patients who engage in ≥150 min of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA)/week have lower mortality, yet MVPA declines even following cardiac rehabilitation (CR), and is lower in women. A randomized ...
Interventions to Promote Patient Utilization of Cardiac Rehabilitation: Cochrane Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
(MDPI, 2019-02-05)
Too few patients utilize cardiac rehabilitation (CR), despite its benefits. The Cochrane review assessing the effectiveness of interventions to increase CR utilization (enrolment, adherence, and completion) was updated. A ...
Maintenance of Gains, Morbidity, and Mortality at 1 Year Following Cardiac Rehabilitation in a Middle‐Income Country: A Wait‐List Control Crossover Trial
(American Heart Association, 2019-02-15)
Background-—Despite the epidemic of cardiovascular diseases in middle-income countries, few trials are testing the benefits of cardiac rehabilitation (CR). This trial assessed (1) maintenance of functional capacity, risk ...
Cardiac rehabilitation delivery model for low-resource settings
Objective: Cardio vascular disease is a global epidemic, which is largely preventable. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is demonstrated to be cost-effective and efficacious in high-income countries. CR could represent an important ...
Cardiac Rehabilitation Outcomes by Ethnocultural Background: Results from the Canadian Cardiac Rehab Registry
(Wolters Kluwer, 2017-09)
Background: Patients of diverse ethnocultural backgrounds are underrepresented among participants and, hence, little is known about their outcomes. The objectives of this study were to compare cardiac rehabilitation (CR) ...
Antidepressant Use by Class: Association with Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
(www.karger.com/pps, 2018-03)
Background: To assess use of antidepressants by class in relation to cardiology practice recommendations, and the association of antidepressant use with the occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) including ...
Invited Review for Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine
(https://link.springer.com/, 2017-08)
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is among the leading burdens of disease among women. It is a significant driver of morbidity and chronically undermines their quality of life. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is indicated for ACS ...
Psychosocial Well-Being Over the Two Years Following Cardiac Rehabilitation Initiation & Association with Heart-Health Behaviors
(Elsevier, 2018-05)
Objective: To track psychosocial well-being over 2 years following cardiac rehabilitation (CR) initiation, and its’ association with heart-health behaviors. Methods: Patients from 3 CR programs were approached at their ...
The Effects of Cardiac Rehabilitation on Mortality and Morbidity in Women: a Meta-Analysis Attempt
(National Center for Biotechnology Information, 2019-01)
Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) reduces mortality and morbidity. However, there have been few women in CR trials, and no meta-analyses. Thirty-one potential trials were identified in recent systematic reviews. All authors were ...
Cardiac Rehabilitation Quality Improvement: A Narrative Review
(Wolters Kluwer, 2019-07)
There is wide variability in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs, which may impact quality. Through this narrative review, quality indicators from Canadian, American, European, Australian, and Japanese CR associations are ...